The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-01-12
HOME AND FARM.

HOME AND FARM.
1T rests you, in sewing. to change
your position frequently. Christian at
Work.
1T is said hoarseness may berelieved
by using the white Of an egg, thor
oughly beaten, mixed with lemon
juice and sugar. Take teaspoonful
occasionally.-N Y Independent.
TO restore glossy silk when the
gloss is caused by constant wear,
moisten the silk with sponge, lay
damp cloth over it and pass hot iron
quickly over the cloth several times till
it is quite dry.-Boston Bulletin.
Mint sauce: Take the youngest
leaves of spearmint, carefully cut away
all stems, chop very fine, put tea
spoonful of sugar to two OF three of
the mint, use sufficient vinegar to be
thoroughly favored by the mint. Pre-
pare it at least an hour before it is to be
used. Boston Budget.
Stock need more heat-producing
food in winter than in summer, even to
live. The fat-forming and heat-pro.
ducing elements should be made to
bear certain relationship to each 9TH
er, according to the season of the year.
Farmer and St0ckman.
-Wall-pockets, for holding supply
of Observation-Disclosures, to be reached
without the trouble of pulling open a
drawer, are a sensible invention. They
are made of plush or leather, and have
a flap that keeps the contents Of this
pocket free from dust Chicago Jour-
nal.
Should the eye or any other part
be blackened by fall or blow, apply
a cloth wrung out of very warm water,
and renew it until the pain ceases. The
moisture and heat liquefy the blood and
send it back to its proper channel.
Never use cold water to bruise.-N.
Y Telegram.
Rice Bread: Rice bread makes a
variety for the breakfast-table. Take
one pint of well-boiled rice, half a
pint of flour, the yolks of four eggs,
two spoonfuls of melted butter, one
pint of milk, little salt and a large
spoonful of sugar. Beat all these in
gradients till very smooth, and then add
the beaten whites of the four eggs.
Bake in shallow pans, and serve hot.
Chicago NeaOs.
-Crumb Griddle Cakes: The night
before using, put some bread crumbs to
soak in one quart of sour milk; in the
morning rub through sieve, and add
four well-beaten eggs, two teaspoons
soda dissolved in a little watef; one
tablespoon melted butter, and enough
cornmeal to make them the consistency
of ordinary griddle cakes. tits better
to beat yolks and whites separately,
string the white lightly in just before
baking. Exchange.
-Flaky Soda Biscuits: Mix together
a quart of very dry flour, teaspoo nful
of baking soda, two of cream of tartar,
and a saltspoonful of salt; pass through
a sieve, then chop in two ounces Of
butter or lard, and mix quickly with
milk to make very soft dough. Flour
the board well, roll out, sprinkle with
| -four, double it over and roll out again:
cut into biscuits half an inch thick. Bake
| in a very hot oven about fifteen min
utes.-Good Housekeeping.
Old horses often get in the habit Of
swallowing their food too fast This is
from painful realization of the danger
of not getting a square meal if they de.
lay. None the less the habit is a bad
one, and should be corrected. A few
clean cobble-sto tones mixed with the oats
in their box and left there will cause
them to pick the feed over slowly and
masticate it more thoroughly. Cut feed
is less likely to be eaten rapidly :han
whole grain, and dry meal than that
| which has been wet,-N. Y. Examiner.